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Taking security too far

Here's a bizarre story
that found its way into my inbox over the long holiday weekend.
According to this news source, the co-owner of Milwaukee-based
Wisconsin Security Solutions is accused of taking security into his own
hands by making homemade explosives (or at least purchasing the
supplies and equipment to do so) in an effort to blow up some people he
didn't like.

Police said he planned to target homes of local
gang members he came across in the course of his job. "It appears the
motivation was some intimidation by what he perceived as gang members
against employees of his company," Smith said. ...

Police said
Leyer admitted to talking about making bombs to blow up gang houses,
but he said he never intended to actually do it.

Uh huh. I
mean who doesn't regularly purchase test tubes, rubber tubing,
galvanized pipe, flares and shotgun shells? Police are just so keyed up
these days.

Anyway, I did a quick Google search for Wisconsin
Security Solutions and only came up with an address listing and brief
description. Looks like this company is mostly in the guarding business
rather than electronic security, which I imagine is a relief to most of
you (the description even says this company rents guard dogs, which is
a first for me).

I'd say that if this situation were an episode of Little House on the Prairie
and there needed to be a moral lesson learned, Half Pint (that's
Laura's nickname, for those of you who weren't adolescent girls in the
80s) would need to be reminded that there are just some things you
shouldn't take into your own hands (even if security is your business).
It also goes to show that every industry has its crazies.